An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

An association for alumni and supporters of The Daily Texan

Friends of The Daily Texan

New Moody Dean to speak at Friends of Daily Texan March 22 event

February 3, 2024

Dr. Rachel Davis Mersey, recently appointed Dean of Moody College of Communication, will be the featured speaker at the 11th annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame gathering on the University of...

Bill Little: ‘If you can write something that can make a difference to somebody, it can change a life’

September 27, 2023

A Celebration of Life service for Bill Little — the face and the voice of the Texas Longhorns for more than 50 years — was held October 1, 2023, at the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium in the LBJ Library...

How is your scholarship donation for Daily Texan staffers applied?

August 30, 2023

When you donate to support scholarship grants for Daily Texan staff members, via Friends of The Daily Texan, what happens after you write a check or make an online donation? First, donations of any...

Grants to honor UT Journalism faculty members

March 21, 2023

Two annual awards for Daily Texan staff members have been created in honor of journalism professors at the University of Texas at Austin. The Faculty Recognition Award is a cash award designed to...

Meet the 2023 Daily Texan Hall of Fame and Rising Stars

February 2, 2023

  A longtime Longhorn expert and sports writer (50+ years). A veteran of the early days of digital publishing. A photographer turned philanthropist who works on life-changing projects worldwide for...

Celebrate The Daily Texan March 31

January 17, 2023

Supporters of student journalism at the University of Texas and fans and friends of The Daily Texan, please mark March 31 on your calendar. That’s the date of the annual Friends of The Daily Texan...

Friends of The Daily Texan create Griff Singer Scholarship for Texan staffer

July 27, 2022

S. Griffin Singer, respected Texas journalist and beloved former UT journalism professor, has been honored with an annual scholarship to be awarded in his name to a staff member of The Daily Texan. The...

Some Daily Texan Memories from the 60’s

April 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Richard Cole is a respected and internationally known educator and journalist who traces his background to The Daily Texan at the University of Texas at Austin, where he served two terms...

Sponsor a student to attend Daily Texan dinner

March 23, 2022

Not able to attend the annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner on April 8? Please consider sponsoring a Texan staffer to attend. You may sponsor a student or register to attend here: https://friendsdailytexan.wildapricot.org/event-4702996 The...

Connect with friends and colleagues at Friends group Daily Texan dinner April 8

February 27, 2022

The April 8 Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner will honor distinguished "graduates" of The Daily Texan, including a nationally-known medical reporter/podcaster, a decades-long columnist and...

Registration now open for April 8 Daily Texan alum dinner

February 17, 2022

Registration is now open for the annual Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame dinner at The Texas Union building on the UT campus. Twice postponed due to the pandemic, the event on April 8 in the Shirley...

10 selected for The Daily Texan Hall of Fame

December 23, 2021

By Griff Singer Chairperson, Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame Selection Committee If there ever was a concern about the superb talent pool of onetime Daily Texan staffers evaporating, fear no...

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